VCU earns AP ranking for first time since 1985

VCU entered the Associated Press Top 25 on Monday, snapping a 28-year drought in that particular poll.

Not since March of 1985 have the Rams seen their name in the AP rankings. That's when they finished eleventh in the final poll of the 1984-1985 season. No player on the current VCU roster was born to remember that occurrence.

This year's Rams team is 14-3 and has won eleven straight games. It's only losses have come to Wichita State, Duke and Missouri. VCU also climbed to 19th in this week's USA Today Coaches Poll, improving from last week's ranking of 24th.

VCU returns to action on Thursday as the Rams host St. Joseph's at 9:00pm. Shaka Smart's club is 2-0 in Atlantic 10 play, while the Hawks are 1-1.

Derrick Johnson was introduced as the new Hermitage head football coach on Thursday. He replaces Patrick Kane, who stepped down after 17 seasons in December. Johnson spent the last three years as the head coach at Matoaca, and takes over a program that's experienced 17 straight winning seasons and 12 playoff appearances during that span.

Derrick Johnson was introduced as the new Hermitage head football coach on Thursday. He replaces Patrick Kane, who stepped down after 17 seasons in December. Johnson spent the last three years as the head coach at Matoaca, and takes over a program that's experienced 17 straight winning seasons and 12 playoff appearances during that span.

Hakeem Abdul Saboor has gone from a three-sport star at Powhatan High School to an Olympic bobsledder. Now those who taught and coached him during his high school years get set to watch him go for gold on the world stage.

Hakeem Abdul Saboor has gone from a three-sport star at Powhatan High School to an Olympic bobsledder. Now those who taught and coached him during his high school years get set to watch him go for gold on the world stage.